Character Data Types

Character Data Types

Character data types are used to store text strings.

  • CHAR(n): Fixed-length character string with length n.The n parameter can be from 0 to 255. Default is 1. Example: CHAR(10).
  • VARCHAR(n): Variable-length character string with maximum length n. The n parameter can be from 0 to 65535. Example: VARCHAR(50).
  • TEXT: Variable-length character string with a large maximum length. Example: TEXT.

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